| Carillon | eEnterprise |
E by Epicor | MK Manufact'g |
Enterprise IQ | Progression | ERP Plus
| Scala 5.1 | Solomon |
Traverse |
How effective is the
manufacturing process? | Average |
Average | Excellent | Above average
| Excellent | Average |
Excellent | Excellent | Average |
Average |
Is forecasting based
on: | | | |
| | | |
| | |
User
demand | N/A | No | Yes |
Yes | Yes | No | Yes
| Yes | N/A | No |
Internal consumption | N/A |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
No | Yes | Yes | N/A
| Yes |
Sales history |
N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | N/A | Yes |
Standard budgets include: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Manufacturing budget | No
| No | Yes, with separate module |
Yes | Yes | No |
Quantities | Yes | N/A | N/A
|
Cash budget | Yes |
No | Yes, with separate module | No
| Yes | No | General Ledger
| General Ledger | N/A | N/A
|
Material requirements budget |
No | No | Yes, with separate module
| Yes | Yes | No |
Quantities | Yes | N/A | N/A
|
Cost center capability: |
| | | | By
piece | | Unlimited | Yes
| Yes | No, but has job costing |
Tied to payroll | Yes |
Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Yes | Limited | No | Yes
| Microsoft |
Tied to
projects | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Inventory management: | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Can old
standard costs be stored? | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
No |
Can new standard costs be
recalculated easily? | Yes | No |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | No | Yes |
Yes |
Is there six-digit accuracy at
all levels? | Yes | No | Yes
| No | Yes | Yes | 4
digit | 18 digit | No | Yes
|
Track production history by: |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
Machine
| With customization | Yes | No
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Work order | | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
Item number |
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes |
Employee | | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Capable of the following production types:
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Roto
molding | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | N/A | No | Yes |
Die cast | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes |
Yes |
Extrusion |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A
| No | Yes |
Injection | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | N/A | No | Yes |
Generic | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes |
Yes |
Stamping | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
Yes | Yes |
Blow
molding | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | N/A | No | Yes |
Is theory-of-constraints used for scheduling?
| No | Yes | Yes |
3rd-party vendor | Yes | Yes |
Yes | No | No | No |
Is KanBan scheduling used? | No
| No | Yes | Yes |
Yes | No | Yes | No |
No | No |
Can it
simulate the effects of scheduling changes? | No
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
No | Yes |
Can it
handle rough-cut capacity planning? | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
No | Yes |
Can it do
capacity resource planning? | No | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Yes |
Gantt charts for planning
based on the following: | | |
| | | |
| | | |
Main work centers | No |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | No | Yes | No
| No |
Subwork centers
| No | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Yes | No | No |
Machines | No | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
No | Yes | No | No |
Tasks | No | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | No
| No | No | No | No
|
Operators | No |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | No | No | No
| No |
Forecasting methods
available: | | | |
| | | |
| | |
Polynomial regression | No | No
| Yes | Yes | No |
Yes | No | No | No |
No |
Exponential smoothing with
trend analysis | No | No |
Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
No | No | No | No |
Time-series analysis | No |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | No |
No | No |
User defined
| No | Yes | Yes |
No | Yes | No | Yes |
No | No | No |
Can pictures can be added to inventory database? |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
No | No | Yes |
Inventory valuation methods supported: |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
Fifo | Yes
| Yes | Yes | No |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Lifo
| No | Yes | Yes |
No | | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Average cost | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
Specific identification |
No | No | No | No |
No | No | No | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
Standard
cost | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
User-specified cost | No | Yes
| Yes | No | No | No
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
No |
First expired, first out (used
by non-U.S. companies | No | No |
No | No | No | No |
No | Yes | No | No |
Can it report when machines are out of
standard? | No | No | Yes
| Yes | Yes | No |
No | No | No | No |
Can it handle touch screens for input? |
No | No | Yes | No |
Yes | 3dr-party vendor | No |
No | No | No |
Can it graphically report bottlenecks? | No
| No | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | No | No |
No | No |